Meanings

to loom in the distance

falling far short (of)

long throw

Galilean telescope

Keplerian telescope

centrifugal casting

centrifugal inflorescence

expeditionary force

long distance relationship

deep design and forethought

seen in the dark or at a distance

banishment (to a location far from the capital)

deep design and forethought

somewhat reserved (diffident)

failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term

to faint

anniversary of a death twelve or more years earlier

near the mark

neither near nor far

pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant